🌍 Geography
Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
21,937 km²
Land Area
21,497 km²
Water Area
440 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
1,068 km
Coastline
273 km
Bordering Countries
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley
Climate: temperate; hot and dry in southern and eastern desert areas
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
508m
Natural Resources
timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
9,402,617
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
1.58%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
30.1 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
19.1 per 1,000
Death Rate
5.2 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- Tel Aviv-Yafo, 1.174 million Haifa, 970,000 JERUSALEM: 4,421,000 people
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)
💼 Economy
high-income, technology- and industrial-based economy; economic contraction and fiscal deficits resulting from war in Gaza; labor force stabilizing following military reservist mobilization; high-tech industry remains resilient while construction and tourism among hardest-hit sectors
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$472.18 billion
GDP (Official Rate)
$540.38 billion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$47,300
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
0.9%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
3.1%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
1.3%
Industry
17.3%
Services
72.5%
Major Industries
high-technology products (including aviation, communications, computer-aided design and manufactures, medical electronics, fiber optics), wood and paper products, potash and phosphates, food, beverages, and tobacco, caustic soda, cement, pharmaceuticals, construction, metal products, chemical products, plastics, cut diamonds, textiles, footwear
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
parliamentary democracy
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal; 17 years of age for municipal elections
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Independence Day, 14 May (1948)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
3.8 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
3.1 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
7.9% of GDP
Education Expenditure
5.9% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
9
Notable Sites
- Masada
- Old City of Acre
- White City of Tel-Aviv - the Modern Movement
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev
- Bahá’i Holy Places
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin
- Necropolis of Bet She’arim